5⭐️s for steam
3⭐️s for overall story

This is perfect for a weekend afternoon where you want something historical but also something scorching. However, there were parts of the story that I a. didn’t care about and then b. cared a lot about.

A lot of the story is about her struggling with infertility and having a doctor pretty much confirm it, but then she gets pregnant within a yearish of her marriage. Again, totally can happen but not the best message. Then there’s Oliver dropping the bombshell that his father was forcing himself on a 14 year old and then in the next breath saying he still loves him. But the worst part is Lily being like that love is the most beautiful of all. It was just very fucked up. Obviously, you can’t control your emotions but actually fuck that this is fiction and I don’t want that bullshit. He also made her his mistress after being like “I can’t marry you” and then waffled a bit and then was like “marriage!”

So this is definitely not perfect but it is hot.